getmypid
Name
getmypid — Displays the process ID of the current
script.
Returns
Process ID of the executed script; FALSE on error
Description
This function returns the process ID (PID) of the
executed PHP script. This and other related functions may
not work correctly in the Win32 version of PHP.
Example
Example 1004. Display script
PID
<?php
// this does not work in Windows
$pid = getmypid();
echo $pid;
?>
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